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Page vi
... d with paper , lent a ray , " . 185 " Chaste are their instincts , faithful is their fire , ” . Lines attributed to Dr. Goldsmith .... 186 187 Vida's Game of Chess .. 189 MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH . 1 1 MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH . vi CONTENTS .
... d with paper , lent a ray , " . 185 " Chaste are their instincts , faithful is their fire , ” . Lines attributed to Dr. Goldsmith .... 186 187 Vida's Game of Chess .. 189 MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH . 1 1 MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH . vi CONTENTS .
Page xiii
... fire in winter . He tried five or six professions in turn without success . He applied for ordination ; but , as he applied in scarlet clothes , he was speedily turned out of the epis- copal palace . He then became tutor in an opu- lent ...
... fire in winter . He tried five or six professions in turn without success . He applied for ordination ; but , as he applied in scarlet clothes , he was speedily turned out of the epis- copal palace . He then became tutor in an opu- lent ...
Page lxix
... fire to his head , and set fire to his tail . For the joy of each sex on the world I'll bestow it , This scholar , rake , Christian , dupe , gamester , and poet . Though a mixture so odd , he shall merit great ANECDOTES OF GOLDSMITH . lxix.
... fire to his head , and set fire to his tail . For the joy of each sex on the world I'll bestow it , This scholar , rake , Christian , dupe , gamester , and poet . Though a mixture so odd , he shall merit great ANECDOTES OF GOLDSMITH . lxix.
Page lxxxvi
... fire , he knocks you down with the butt - end of it . ' Of Goldsmith's Traveller he used to speak in terms of the highest commendation . A lady , I remember , who had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Johnson read it from the beginning to the ...
... fire , he knocks you down with the butt - end of it . ' Of Goldsmith's Traveller he used to speak in terms of the highest commendation . A lady , I remember , who had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Johnson read it from the beginning to the ...
Page xcv
... fire than the cannon did that was planted on a battery . He desired therefore to have a flap- per at his elbow , and I had the honour to be deputed to that office . I planted him in an upper box , pretty nearly over the stage , in full ...
... fire than the cannon did that was planted on a battery . He desired therefore to have a flap- per at his elbow , and I had the honour to be deputed to that office . I planted him in an upper box , pretty nearly over the stage , in full ...
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